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    Disarming the Nuclear Argument: The Truth About Nuclear Weapons

    By Timmon Milne Wallis

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    Nuclear weapons are too important to be left to politicians and generals. They need to be discussed in the pub, at the school gates and over the kitchen sink so that people are aware of the issues involved and have had the opportunity to think them through. TIMMON MILNE WALLIS

    How much do nuclear weapons actually cost? How safe are nuclear weapons, even if they are never used? Have nuclear weapons kept us safe since the end of World War II? Are nuclear weapons legal under International Law?

    The nine nuclear weapon states are extending their commitments to nuclear 'deterrence' well into the second half of this century, despite treaty obligations and an 'unequivocal undertaking' to disarm. The us alone is expecting to spend up to $1 trillion (ie. $1,000,000,000,000) upgrading its nuclear weapons over the next 30 years.

    With around 15,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled worldwide, the risk of one going off by accident or design is increasing every day. Timmon Milne Wallis explores the arguments in favour of nuclear weapons with a critical eye, cutting through the rhetoric and obfuscation to get to the real truth about these weapons.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLuath Press Ltd
    Release dateJun 30, 2017
    ISBN9781910324974
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    Disarming the Nuclear Argument: The Truth About Nuclear Weapons
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    Timmon Milne Wallis

    Timmon Milne Wallis was born in Boston, Massachusetts and moved with his family to Moray Firth in Scotland. He did his 'O' grade and 'Higher' exams at Buckie High School and studied politics and international relations at the University of Aberdeen. He then discovered the peace studies course at Bradford University in West Yorkshire and ended up getting a PhD from there.Timmon spent several years living at a peace camp and campaigning against the building of a nuclear cruise missile base at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, England. He then went on to be international secretary of Peace Brigades International (PBI), editor of Peace News magazine, director of the National Peace Council, founder and director of Peaceworkers UK, training manager for International Alert and executive director of Nonviolent Peaceforce. He also had a brief stint working for the Hollywood actor, Forest Whitaker, before returning to the UK in 2014 to work for Quaker Peace & Social Witness, where he is now jobsharing the position of Programme Manager for Peace and Disarmament.Timmon has two grown daughters, who are both artists. When he is not writing or campaigning, he spends his time singing and performing his own peace and protest songs. He has written numerous articles on peace-related issues. His first book, Satyagraha, the Gandhian Approach to Nonviolent Social Change, was published by Pittenbruach Press in 1984.

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